CAF Champions League 2016

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CAF Champions League 2016
CAF Champions League logo
Cup winners South AfricaSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title)
Beginning February 12, 2016
final H : October 15, 2016
R : October 23, 2016
Teams 55
Games 124
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The CAF Champions League 2016 was the 20th edition of this tournament organized by the CAF . It started on February 12, 2016 with a preliminary round. The defending champion was Tout Puissant Mazembe from the DR Congo .

qualification

In theory, all 55 CAF member associations are entitled to send teams. Two starting places are automatically reserved for the twelve best national associations in the CAF five-year ranking. For qualifying for the Champions League 2016, the evaluation of the years 2010 to 2014 applies. Thus, the number of football associations belonging to the CAF means that a maximum of 67 teams could participate in the Champions League.

Preliminary round

First legs from February 12 to 14, second legs from February 26 to February 28 and on March 6, 2016.

total First leg Return leg
Mafunzo FC ZanzibarZanzibar 0: 4 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo AS Vita Club 0: 3 0: 1
Mochudi Center Chiefs 1 BotswanaBotswana - MozambiqueMozambique Ferroviário Maputo - -
Chicken Inn ZimbabweZimbabwe 1: 2 South AfricaSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 0: 2
Warri Wolves NigeriaNigeria - Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe Sporting Praia Cruz 2 - -
AS Mangasport GabonGabon 0: 3 Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 0-0 0: 3
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 3: 2 NigerNiger AS Douanes Niamey 2-0 1: 2
Gor Mahia FC KenyaKenya 1: 3 MadagascarMadagascar CNaPS Sport 1: 2 0: 1
Saint George SA EthiopiaEthiopia 4: 1 SeychellesSeychelles St Michel United FC 3-0 1: 1
Vipers UgandaUganda 1: 2 NigeriaNigeria FC Enyimba 1-0 0: 2
Lioli FC LesothoLesotho (a)2: 2 ( a ) BurundiBurundi Vital'O FC 1: 2 1-0
Olympique Khouribga MoroccoMorocco 4: 2 GambiaGambia Gamtel FC 2: 1 2: 1
Stade Malien MaliMali 4: 1 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Racing Club Bobo-Dioulasso 3: 1 1-0
ZESCO United ZambiaZambia 3-0 South SudanSouth Sudan Al-Ghazal FC 2-0 1-0
AS Douanes Dakar SenegalSenegal 0: 4 Guinea-aGuinea Horoya AC 0-0 0: 4
Mbabane Swallows FC SwazilandSwaziland 2: 4 RwandaRwanda APR FC 1-0 1: 4
Cercle de Joachim MauritiusMauritius 0: 3 TanzaniaTanzania Young Africans 0: 1 0: 2
CRD Libolo AngolaAngola 9: 1 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea AD Racing de Micomeseng 5: 1 4-0
Volcan Club 3 ComorosComoros - South AfricaSouth Africa Kaizer Chiefs 0: 4 -
AS CotonTchad ChadChad 0: 1 Ivory CoastIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0: 1 0-0
AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla MaliMali 1: 2 LibyaLibya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1: 2 0-0
Nimba United FC LiberiaLiberia 1: 4 CameroonCameroon Union Douala 1: 3 0: 1
Club Africain Tunis TunisiaTunisia 2-0 Ivory CoastIvory Coast AS Tanda 2-0 0-0
AshantiGold SC GhanaGhana 2: 3 AlgeriaAlgeria MO Béjaïa 1-0 1: 3

1 Mochudi Center Chiefs withdrew from the competition.
2 Sporting Praia Cruz withdrew from the competition.
3 Volcan Club withdrew from the competition.

First round

First legs on March 12 and 13, second legs on March 19 and 20, 2016.

total First leg Return leg
AS Vita Club Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo 2: 1 MozambiqueMozambique Ferroviário Maputo 1-0 1: 1
Mamelodi Sundowns South AfricaSouth Africa 3: 1 Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo AC Léopards 2-0 1: 1
Warri Wolves NigeriaNigeria 0: 2 SudanSudan al-Merrikh Khartoum 0: 1 0: 1
Étoile du Congo Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo 3: 5 AlgeriaAlgeria ES Sétif 1: 1 2: 4
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 6: 3 MadagascarMadagascar CNaPS Sport 5: 1 1: 2
Saint George SA EthiopiaEthiopia 2: 3 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Tout Puissant Mazembe 2: 2 0: 1
FC Enyimba NigeriaNigeria 6: 3 BurundiBurundi Vital'O FC 5: 1 1: 2
Olympique Khouribga MoroccoMorocco 1: 3 TunisiaTunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel 1: 1 0: 2
Stade Malien MaliMali 2: 1 CameroonCameroon Cotonsport Garoua 2-0 0: 1
ZESCO United ZambiaZambia 4: 3 Guinea-aGuinea Horoya AC 4: 1 0: 2
APR FC RwandaRwanda 2: 3 TanzaniaTanzania Young Africans 1: 2 1: 1
CRD Libolo AngolaAngola 0: 2 EgyptEgypt al Ahly Cairo 0-0 0: 2
Kaizer Chiefs South AfricaSouth Africa 0: 1 Ivory CoastIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0: 1 0-0
Al-Ahli Tripoli LibyaLibya ( a ) 2: 2(a) SudanSudan al-Hilal Khartoum 1-0 1: 2
Union Douala CameroonCameroon 0: 3 EgyptEgypt al Zamalek SC 0: 1 0: 2
Club Africain Tunis TunisiaTunisia 1: 2 AlgeriaAlgeria MO Béjaïa 1-0 0: 2

Second round

First legs on April 9 and 10, second legs on April 19 and 20, 2016.

total First leg Return leg
AS Vita Club 1 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo ( a ) 2: 2(a) South AfricaSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 1: 2
al-Merrikh Khartoum SudanSudan (a)2: 2 ( a ) AlgeriaAlgeria ES Sétif 2: 2 0-0
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 3: 1 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Tout Puissant Mazembe 2-0 1: 1
FC Enyimba NigeriaNigeria 3: 3
(4: 3 in good condition) 		TunisiaTunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel 3-0 0: 3 a.d.
Stade Malien MaliMali 2: 5 ZambiaZambia ZESCO United 1: 3 1: 2
Young Africans TanzaniaTanzania 2: 3 EgyptEgypt al Ahly Cairo 1: 1 1: 2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastIvory Coast 3: 2 LibyaLibya Al-Ahli Tripoli 2-0 1: 2
al Zamalek SC EgyptEgypt 3: 1 AlgeriaAlgeria MO Béjaïa 2-0 1: 1

1 On May 24, 2016, the CAF excluded the AS Vita Club from the competition because the club had used a suspended player in the match against Mafunzo FC in the preliminary round. Although Mamelodi Sundowns have already played in the Confederation Cup, the club has regained its place in the Champions League.

Quarter-finals (group stage)

In the quarter-final group stage, four teams competed against each other in two groups. The group first and second qualified for the semi-finals.

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MoroccoMorocco Wydad Casablanca  6th  3  2  1 006: 300  +3 11
 2. ZambiaZambia ZESCO United  6th  2  3  1 010: 900  +1 09
 3. EgyptEgypt al Ahly Cairo  6th  1  3  2 006: 700  −1 06th
 4th Ivory CoastIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas  6th  1  2  3 005: 800  −3 05
June 18, 2016
ZESCO United 3: 2 al Ahly Cairo
ASEC Mimosas 0: 1 Wydad Casablanca
June 28, 2016
al Ahly Cairo 1: 2 ASEC Mimosas
June 29, 2016
Wydad Casablanca 2-0 ZESCO United
July 16, 2016
ZESCO United 3: 1 ASEC Mimosas
al Ahly Cairo 0-0 Wydad Casablanca
July 27, 2016
ASEC Mimosas 1: 1 ZESCO United
Wydad Casablanca 0: 1 al Ahly Cairo
August 12, 2016
al Ahly Cairo 2: 2 ZESCO United
August 14, 2016
Wydad Casablanca 2: 1 ASEC Mimosas
August 24, 2016
ASEC Mimosas 0-0 al Ahly Cairo
ZESCO United 1: 1 Wydad Casablanca

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. South AfricaSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns  4th  3  0  1 006: 500  +1 09
 2. EgyptEgypt al Zamalek SC  4th  2  0  2 003: 300  ± 0 06th
 3. NigeriaNigeria FC Enyimba  4th  1  0  3 004: 500  −1 03
style = "text-align: left" | AlgeriaAlgeria ES Sétif Disqualified
June 18, 2016
ES Sétif [VG 2]0: 2 Mamelodi Sundowns
19th June 2016
FC Enyimba 0: 1 al Zamalek SC
June 29, 2016
Mamelodi Sundowns 2: 1 FC Enyimba
al Zamalek SC [VG 3]-: - ES Sétif
17th July 2016
FC Enyimba [VG 3]-: - ES Sétif
al Zamalek SC 1: 2 Mamelodi Sundowns
July 26, 2016
ES Sétif [VG 3]-: - FC Enyimba
July 27, 2016
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 al Zamalek SC
August 13, 2016
Mamelodi Sundowns [VG 3]-: - ES Sétif
15th August 2016
al Zamalek SC 1-0 FC Enyimba
23rd August 2016
ES Sétif [VG 3]-: - al Zamalek SC
FC Enyimba 3: 1 Mamelodi Sundowns
  1. ↑ Due to the regular crowd riots during the game between ES Sétif and Mamelodi Sundowns on June 18, 2016, CAF has decided to disqualify ES Sétif and to cancel or not play all their games.
  2. ↑ The game is annulled.
  3. ↑ a b c d e The game will not be played because of the disqualification of ES Sétif.

Semifinals

First legs on September 16 and 17, second legs on September 24, 2016.

total First leg Return leg
al Zamalek SC EgyptEgypt 6: 5 MoroccoMorocco Wydad Casablanca 4-0 2: 5
ZESCO United ZambiaZambia 2: 3 South AfricaSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2: 1 0: 2

final

First leg

Mamelodi Sundowns al Zamalek SC
Mamelodi Sundowns
First leg
October 15, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. ( SAST ) in Pretoria ( Atteridgeville Super Stadium )
Result: 3: 0 (2: 0)
Spectators: 35,000
Referee: Davies Omweno ( Kenya ) KenyaKenya 
al Zamalek SC


Denis Onyango - Asavela Mbekile , Wayne Arendse (70th Soumahoro Bangaly ), Thabo Nthethe , Tebogo Langerman - Tiyane Mabunda , Hlompho Kekana (85th Siyanda Zwane ) - Anthony Laffor , Percy Tau , Keagan Dolly - Khama Billiat (65th Teko Modise )
Coach: Pitso Mosimane 		Ahmed El-Shenawy (63rd Gennesh ) - Ahmed Tawfik , Ali Gabr , Islam Gamal , Maarouf Youssef - Tarek Hamed , Ibrahim Salah , Stanley Ohawuchi - Shikabala (55th Ramzi Khaled ), Basem Morsi (75th Mostafa Fathi ), Ayman Hefny Trainer: Moamen Soliman(C)Captain of the crew
goal1-0 Anthony Laffor (31st)
goal2-0 Tebogo Langerman (40th)
Own goal3-0 Islam Gamal (46th, own goal)
yellow cards Wayne Arendse (55th) yellow cards Tarek Hamed (87th)

Return leg

al Zamalek SC Mamelodi Sundowns
al Zamalek SC
Return leg
October 23, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. ( EST ) in Alexandria ( Borg el-ʿArab Stadium )
Result: 1: 0 (0: 0)
Referee: Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) GambiaGambia 
Mamelodi Sundowns


Gennesh - Ramzi Khaled (76th Shikabala ), Ali Gabr , Ahmed Duiedar , Maarouf Youssef - Ahmed Tawfik , Tarek Hamed (85th Ibrahim Salah ), Mostafa Fathi - Stanley Ohawuchi , Basem Morsi , Ayman Hefny (85th Emmanuel Mayuka )
Trainers: Moamen Soliman 		Denis Onyango (29th Wayne Sandilands ) - Asavela Mbekile , Thabo Nthethe , Soumahoro Bangaly , Tebogo Langerman - Hlompho Kekana , Tiyane Mabunda - Anthony Laffor (72nd Teko Modise ), Percy Tau , Keagan Dolly - Khama Billiat (85th Siyanda Zwane )
Coach: Pitso Mosimane
goal 1-0 Stanley Ohawuchi (64th)
yellow cards Ali Gabr (45. + 5 '), Ayman Hefny (63.), Stanley Ohawuchi (90. + 4') yellow cards Percy Tau (35.)

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